Upcoming Events

This end-of-semester School Recital series showcases talented instrumentalists and vocalists from the Community School of Performing Arts.   

This end-of-semester School Recital series showcases talented instrumentalists and vocalists from the Community School of Performing Arts.   

Spanish conductor, Juan José Navarro Hernández leads an in-depth master class with Colburn Students, offering a rare glimpse into the artistic, creative, and learning process. 

The Community School’s Concert Band and Wind Ensemble—led by Eleanor Núñez, Rafael and Luisa DMH Foundation Director of Bands, Colburn Youth Sinfonietta and Colburn Youth Orchestra Director, and Conducting Instructor—perform thrilling works for brass, winds, and percussion.

Led by renowned German conductor Kevin John Edusei, the Colburn Orchestra returns to The Wallis with a lavish program spotlighting the rich cultural heritages of its composers. The concert opens with Ernest Bloch’s Jewish-inspired masterpiece Schelomo, an intense and poignant rhapsody that casts the cello as King Solomon and the orchestra as a world full of temptation. Bedřich Smetana’s Má vlast (My Country) then invites the audience on a journey through Bohemia’s countryside and lore in a rousing, atmospheric love letter to his Czech homeland.

Top students from the Ed and Mari Edelman Chamber Music Institute present an evening of chamber works. 

Talented students from the Conservatory of Music and Music Academy perform artfully curated programs of dynamic chamber works.

Led by Adrian Dunn, the Community School’s choral program presents SING JOY!,  a joyful celebration of music, community, and the season. Join the Colburn Children’s Choir, Youth Chorus, and Concert Choir for an evening that’s filled with hope, light, and togetherness. This performance will be livestreamed. This event is now sold out. However, there are always no-shows. Patrons without tickets will be invited to join the standby line and allowed into the hall 10 minutes before curtain, if space is available.

Colburn’s adult voice students show off their talents in this departmental recital, featuring a delightful mix of repertoire. 

Flute students from the Community School will perform repertoire especially composed and arranged for the instrument. 

Students from the Conservatory of Music present dazzling chamber works in this intimate recital series.  This performance will be livestreamed.

This holiday season, the Canadian Brass will be decking the halls in DTLA. A beloved tradition for 50 years and counting, the Grammy-winning ensemble’s joyful holiday program is a must-see for music lovers of all ages. This showstopping concert is filled with playful arrangements of festive favorites, heartwarming holiday hijinks, and bold brass sounds. Experience Canadian Brass’s “unbeatable blend of virtuosity, spontaneity, and humor” (Washington Post) as they celebrate the season in LA’s favorite hall for chamber music.  

Pianist Richard Goode leads an in-depth master class with Colburn students, offering a rare glimpse into the artistic, creative, and learning processes. 

This end-of-semester School Recital series showcases talented instrumentalists and vocalists from the Community School of Performing Arts. 

This end-of-semester School Recital series showcases talented instrumentalists and vocalists from the Community School of Performing Arts. 

Colburn’s Tap, Modern Dance, Ballet, and Dance Academy students will dazzle in their December performance, featuring new choreography and beloved masterworks, including Merce Cunningham's TV Rerun; Everflow, a new work by OC Dance Project's Ally Helman; and a Trombone Shorty tap medley, along with several seasonal surprises. 

This fall, we’re celebrating our Trudl Zipper Dance Institute families with special events that bring our community together, highlight our students, and create opportunities to connect and explore.

Colburn’s Tap, Modern Dance, Ballet, and Dance Academy students will dazzle in their December performance, featuring new choreography and beloved masterworks, including Merce Cunningham's TV Rerun; Everflow, a new work by OC Dance Project's Ally Helman; and a Trombone Shorty tap medley, along with several seasonal surprises. 

Music Academy students show off their talents in this intimate recital series featuring a delightful mix of repertoire. This performance will be livestreamed.

This end-of-semester School Recital series showcases talented instrumentalists and vocalists from the Community School of Performing Arts. 

This end-of-semester School Recital series showcases talented instrumentalists and vocalists from the Community School of Performing Arts. 

Selected through a rigorous and competitive audition process, top students from the Community School take the stage in a recital showcasing solo and chamber music. This performance will be livestreamed.

Musical Director Liz Kinnon leads Colburn's Adult Jazz Workshops in a mix of swing, blues, be-bop, and Latin-flavored tunes. Repertoire includes standards by such icons as Vince Guaraldi, Duke Ellington, Antonio Carlos Jobim, Thelonious Monk, Horace Silver, and others. 

This conductorless chamber orchestra comprised of talented young musicians brings to life a rich program of orchestral works by Mozart, Elgar, Mendelssohn, George Walker, and Beethoven. This performance will be livestreamed.

Immerse yourself in a luminous program led by the legendary pianist Richard Goode, celebrated for his profound emotional depth and masterful interpretations of Mozart and beyond. His artistry guides a captivating program: Schumann’s reflective Violin Sonata No. 1; Mozart’s sparkling and witty Piano Quartet in E-flat major; and Beethoven’s richly textured Septet in E-flat major. Under the refined leadership of LACO’s Director of Chamber Music Margaret Batjer, this is chamber music at its most eloquent and expressive.

The Piano Spheres “30 for 30” anniversary commissioning celebration continues with premieres of new works by Brandon Rolle, Michael Frazier, and Zanaida Robles, matched with two monumental pieces from the middle of the 20th century: Sergei Prokofiev’s Sonata No. 7, and Grażyna Bacewicz’s Piano Sonata No. 2.

Join the Community School’s Suzuki violin and cello students, who will perform a festive program of holiday favorites and other selections. This performance will be livestreamed.

Candlelight concerts bring the magic of a live, multi-sensory musical experience to awe-inspiring locations like never seen before in Los Angeles. Get your tickets now to discover the music of Hip-Hop at Zipper Concert Hall under the gentle glow of candlelight.

Candlelight concerts bring the magic of a live, multi-sensory musical experience to awe-inspiring locations like never seen before in Los Angeles. Get your tickets now to discover the music of The Beatles at Zipper Concert Hall under the gentle glow of candlelight.

LA Sinfonietta Debut, Youth & Junior Orchestra present: Hope Rising Christmas Concert. Three different orchestras will be rotating and will be performing Beethoven Symphony No.4, Tchaikovsky Violin Concerto, Saint-Saëns Cello Concerto, Dvorak Cello Concerto (Viola soloist) and some Christmas pieces.

The Sunday Musical Theatre Workshop is pleased to present ensemble songs from Cabaret, Sweet Charity and Rent as well as solos and duets from the musical theatre cannon.

Come and explore the Early Childhood Music Program at the Colburn Community School of Performing Arts! Our sequential curriculum helps support key developmental milestones in children ages 7 months to 6 years while instilling them with a love of music, dance, singing, and more. Take a sample class, meet faculty and the Early Childhood Department Chair, Dr. Nita Baxani, and attend an orientation at this free family-friendly event! 

Camerata Pacifica artists are representative of the world’s finest, bringing to our stage their highly individual personalities for dynamic performances of music that span the huge, eclectic range of the chamber music repertoire

Music Academy students show off their talents in this intimate recital series featuring a delightful mix of repertoire. This performance will be livestreamed.

Join the Community School’s String Ensemble and String Orchestra for their annual winter performance. 

Experience the talent and creativity of Colburn’s distinguished faculty artists as they perform their own curated programs with friends and students. This concert, programmed in honor of Martin Luther King Jr Day, features quartet and quintet works by Coleridge-Taylor Perkinson, George Walker, and Florence Price. 

Experience great artistry as students from the Conservatory of Music perform solo and chamber works in this weekly recital series. This performance will be livestreamed.

Music Academy students show off their talents in this intimate recital series featuring a delightful mix of repertoire. This performance will be livestreamed.

Under the baton of Esa-Pekka Salonen, Colburn's Maestro Ernst H. Katz Chair of Conducting Studies, the Colburn Orchestra brings to life Bruckner’s sweeping "Romantic" Symphony: a vivid narrative of medieval knights, the enchantment of nature, and the thrilling drama of forest hunts. Joining Esa-Pekka on the program are Salonen Conducting Fellows Aleksandra Melaniuk and Mert Yalniz, with Yalniz conducting the world premiere of his own orchestral composition. Lizst’s bold and playful symphonic poem Les Préludes opens the concert.  

Delirium Musicum, the 21st-century musical phenomenon, ignites Los Angeles in 2026 at Zipper Hall. The fearless ensemble of 13 virtuosos breathes fire into works from the Baroque to the music of tomorrow, redefining classical music as the new red-hot experience. Celebrating their new Warner Classics album Cabinet of Curiosities, the program unfolds as an imaginative patchwork—an Advent calendar for listeners—where each piece opens a thrilling new window into another musical universe.

Experience great artistry as students from the Conservatory of Music perform solo and chamber works in this weekly recital series. This performance will be livestreamed.

Music Academy students show off their talents in this intimate recital series featuring a delightful mix of repertoire. This performance will be livestreamed.

Violinist Blake Pouliot leads an in-depth master class with Colburn students, offering a rare glimpse into the artistic, creative, and learning processes.    

Join us for an evening of artistry and inspiration as Colburn's acclaimed faculty take the stage to perform works for violin and piano by Mozart, Schumann, and Debussy. 

Music Academy students show off their talents in this intimate recital series featuring a delightful mix of repertoire. This performance will be livestreamed.

This colorful program highlighting a variety of music styles features the work of two influential French composers. César Franck’s expressive and fiery piano quintet will be performed alongside Claude Debussy’s only string quartet, an avant-garde tapestry of textures. Special guest Blake Pouliot joins Colburn students for both works. Rounding out the program is a fugal masterwork by Mozart showcasing the bass and an innovative contemporary work by Tōru Takemitsu that blends Eastern and Western sounds.

Students from the Conservatory of Music present dazzling chamber works in this intimate recital series.  This performance will be livestreamed.

Pianist Fazıl Say leads an in-depth master class with Colburn students, offering a rare glimpse into the artistic, creative, and learning processes. 

Pianist Paul Lewis leads an in-depth master class with Colburn students, offering a rare glimpse into the artistic, creative, and learning processes.    

Music Academy students show off their talents in this intimate recital series featuring a delightful mix of repertoire. This performance will be livestreamed.